Illuminating M82: Simulating X-ray Emission from Galactic Winds in a Starburst Galaxy

arXiv:2607.12087 · astro-ph.GA, astro-ph.HE · Submitted 2026-07-13 · Read on arXiv

Allison Lin, Lachlan Lancaster, Viraj Pandya, Drummond B. Fielding, Greg L. Bryan, John A. ZuHone, Sebastian Lopez, Laura A. Lopez, Christopher Carr

astro-ph.GA, astro-ph.HE

Submitted: 2026-07-13

Comments: 16 pages, 7 figures, 2 tables. Submitted to The Astrophysical Journal

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

Terminology

• Abundance — 19× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Metallicity — 7× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Collisional Ionization Equilibrium — 4× in this paper
• Core — 2× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Entrainment — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Ornstein–Uhlenbeck Process — 1× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Robustness — 1× in this paper · explained in 5 episodes
• Star Formation Rate (SFR) — 1× in this paper · explained in 5 episodes
• Stellar Feedback — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes

Sources

• Introducing sapphire: Towards Hybrid Physics-Informed, Data-Driven Modeling of Galaxy Formation
• Cosmic Ray Feedback in Galactic Disks: Star Formation, Cosmic Ray Transport, and Multiphase Outflows in TIGRESS++ Simulations
• ROSAT Observations of the Galactic Wind in M82

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